Effective Date: September 2, 2026 | Last Updated: September 2, 2026
Hacker Watchdog LLC (“Hacker Watchdog,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) respects your privacy and takes the protection of personal information seriously.
This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and protect information when you visit hackerwatchdog.com, contact us, schedule a consultation, use our resources, or otherwise interact with Hacker Watchdog.
Our goal is simple: collect only the information we reasonably need, use it responsibly, and protect it with appropriate safeguards.
The information we collect depends on how you interact with Hacker Watchdog.
Information You Provide to Us
You may provide personal information when you:
This information may include:
Please do not submit highly sensitive, confidential, regulated, or protected information through general website forms unless we specifically request it and provide an appropriate method for doing so.
Information Collected Automatically
When you visit our website, certain information may be collected automatically through cookies, server logs, analytics technologies, and similar tools.
This information may include:
We use this information primarily to operate, secure, understand, and improve our website and services.
We may use personal information to:
We may also use information for other purposes that we explain when the information is collected or with your consent.
Because Hacker Watchdog provides cybersecurity, compliance, risk management, monitoring, and related services, we may process information on behalf of our clients while delivering those services.
This may include technical, security, system, device, employee, network, vulnerability, configuration, log, or compliance-related information.
Information processed as part of a client engagement is governed primarily by the applicable service agreement, statement of work, confidentiality agreement, data processing agreement, Business Associate Agreement, or other contract between Hacker Watchdog and the client, where applicable.
We do not use client security or operational data for unrelated advertising purposes.
Clients should use the secure communication or data-transfer methods provided for their engagement rather than sending sensitive information through public website forms or standard communication channels when a secure alternative has been provided.
Our website may use cookies and similar technologies to operate properly, improve performance, understand website activity, remember preferences, and help protect against spam or malicious activity.
Cookies may include:
You can control cookies through your browser settings and, where available, through the cookie preferences provided on our website.
Disabling certain cookies may affect how some portions of the website function.
Our website may use Google reCAPTCHA to help protect forms and the website from spam, automated submissions, abuse, and malicious activity.
When reCAPTCHA is used, information may be processed by Google in accordance with Google’s applicable privacy policy and terms (available at policies.google.com/privacy).
We may use Microsoft services, including Microsoft Bookings, to schedule discovery calls, consultations, or other appointments.
When you schedule an appointment, information such as your name, email address, meeting details, and other information you provide may be processed through Microsoft.
Microsoft’s handling of information is governed by its own privacy policies and terms (available at privacy.microsoft.com).
We do not sell personal information.
We may disclose information to third parties when reasonably necessary to operate our business or provide services, including:
We expect service providers handling personal information on our behalf to use it only for authorized purposes and to protect it appropriately.
We may also disclose information when required to:
If Hacker Watchdog is involved in a merger, acquisition, financing, restructuring, sale of assets, or similar business transaction, information may be transferred as part of that transaction subject to applicable law.
We may use information you provide to communicate with you about Hacker Watchdog services, cybersecurity resources, educational content, events, or other information we believe may be relevant to your business.
You may unsubscribe from marketing emails at any time using the unsubscribe option included in the communication or by contacting us.
Even if you opt out of marketing communications, we may continue sending non-promotional messages related to an existing business relationship, service engagement, transaction, security matter, or legal obligation.
We do not sell personal information in exchange for monetary consideration.
If we use advertising technologies in the future that are considered “selling,” “sharing,” or “targeted advertising” under applicable privacy laws, we will provide any notices and choices required by those laws.
Cybersecurity is our business, and we take the security of information seriously.
We use reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational safeguards designed to protect information against unauthorized access, loss, misuse, alteration, disclosure, or destruction.
Depending on the information and system involved, safeguards may include access controls, authentication measures, monitoring, encryption, endpoint protection, security policies, and other security practices.
However, no website, network, storage system, or method of electronic transmission can be guaranteed to be completely secure. While we work to protect information, we cannot guarantee absolute security.
We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, including to:
Retention periods may vary depending on the type of information, the nature of our relationship with you, and applicable requirements.
When information is no longer reasonably needed, we may delete, anonymize, or securely dispose of it in accordance with our applicable practices and obligations
Depending on where you live, applicable privacy laws may provide you with certain rights regarding your personal information.
These rights may include the ability to:
These rights are not absolute and may be subject to exceptions under applicable law.
To submit a privacy request, contact us at: info@hackerwatchdog.com
We may need to verify your identity before completing certain requests. Authorized agents may also submit requests where permitted by applicable law and subject to appropriate verification.
We will not discriminate against you for exercising privacy rights available under applicable law.
Some browsers provide “Do Not Track” signals or other privacy preference mechanisms.
Because there is not a single universally accepted standard for all such signals, our website may not respond to every browser-based Do Not Track request. However, we honor the Global Privacy Control (GPC) signal and treat it as a valid request to opt out of any sale or sharing of personal information and targeted advertising.
Where applicable law requires recognition of a specific browser-based privacy preference signal, we will take reasonable steps to comply with those requirements.
Our website may contain links to websites, applications, platforms, or services operated by third parties.
Hacker Watchdog does not control the privacy, security, or data-handling practices of those third parties.
If you follow a third-party link or use a third-party service, we encourage you to review that organization’s privacy policy before providing personal information.
Hacker Watchdog’s website and cybersecurity services are intended for businesses and professionals and are not directed toward children under the age of 13.
We do not knowingly collect personal information directly from children under 13 through our website.
If you believe a child has provided personal information to us, please contact us so we can review and, when appropriate, delete the information.
Hacker Watchdog is based in New Jersey, United States.
If you access our website or communicate with us from outside the United States, your information may be transferred to, stored in, or processed in the United States or other locations where our service providers operate.
Privacy and data protection laws in those locations may differ from those in your jurisdiction.
Where required, we will process and transfer personal information in accordance with applicable data protection requirements.
We may update this Privacy Policy periodically to reflect changes in our website, services, technologies, business practices, or legal requirements.
When we make changes, we will update the “Last Updated” date at the top of this page.
If changes are significant, we may provide additional notice when appropriate.
We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically.
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, our privacy practices, or a request concerning your personal information, please contact us:
New Jersey, USA
Email: info@hackerwatchdog.com
Phone: (908) 867-8466
Website: hackerwatchdog.com
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